Cane-mill



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J. T. WEBB.

GANE MILL. Nopssz. Patented Feb. 9. 18,86.

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SPECIFICATION forming part ol Letters Patent No. 335,862, dated February 9, 1886.

Application filed August ll, 1885. SerinlNo. 174,181. (No modeLl To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN T. WEBB, a citizen of the United States, residing at Courtney, Grimes county, State of Texas, have invented an Improvement in Gane-Mills, as set forthin the annexed specification.

Figure l is a perspective View of my iniproved cane-mill Fig. 2, a vertical central section ofthe same. y

This invention belongs to that class of devices known as cane-mills7 or crushers and the novelty'consists in the construction and arrangement oi the parts, as will now be more fully set out and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, A denotesany convenient frame,made of a bed-piece, a, vertical standards e,secured in `or to said bedpiece, and horizontal pieces ai, a",and a,iixed at each end to said standards a', and between which the vertical rollers B B are placed,hav ing on the ends of their shafts b b' the pinions C G, which revolve between the horizontal pieces a and al, and operate in connection with the gear-wheel D, as Will be hereinafter explained.

On the upper side of the horizontal piece a2 is fixed the base E, in which is placed the box Ill', to hold the lower end of the vertical shaft d ofgear-whcel D. This shaft extends up through the pieces a and ai, on which last is a box, E2, for the upper part of the shaft. The box E/ can be moved horizontally by the serew-rod e, and the box E2 can also be moved horizontally by changing the point of inserting the screws k in piece et. On the upper vend of this shaft is placed the sweep F, by

which the parts are operated in the usual way. f

The teeth of the wheel D mesh with the pinion C on the upper part of the vertical shaft b of the roller B, by which said shaft is journaled in pieces a? a:i of the frame. The movement of the wheel Dvcommunicates motion to this roller, and in turn this is communicated to the pinion C on the upper end of shaft b of the roller B', which is thus in like manner with roller B journaled in or between said horizontal pieces. The wheel D being many times larger than the said pinions, of course one revolution of it will cause the rollers B B to revolve proportionally faster in accordance with the relative nnmberof teeth in the wheel and pinions.

The cane is fed in the usual way and 1nanner between the rollers,and the juice expressed is carried off in the usual manner from the trough L in or upon the piece e2. can be adjusted close to each other by means of the screw --threaded rods H, which pass through one of the standards and engage in boxes 7L h', respectively arranged near the top and base of the shaft b. The shaft d may also be moved horizontally in unison with the Inovements of shaft t. In this way the position of these rollers can be easily regulated toward or from each other, as may be desired or necessary.

The several parts of fraijne A are held together by screw-threaded rods t, so that the Vframe can be easily taken apart and as easily set up again. boxes for the shaft d are fixed in position by set-screws k, to assist in this ease of taking apart or putting the device together. It will be noted that this structure is very simple, cheap, durable, and efficient. The fact that the gear and pinions are all in the same line isalso a feature of great value.

Having now described my invention, what I desire to claim is- A cane-mill consisting of the frame Aecomposed of bed-pieee a, vertical standards a', and horizontal pieces a2 a at, the piece e2 having trough L, the vertical shaft d,horizontally movable, as described, and provided with the gear D,the roller B,having stationary shaft b, provided with pinion C, the roller B', having shaft b', provided with pinion G, boxes h if, and screw-threaded rods H II, all constituted and arranged in the manner and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of tivo sub scribing witnesses.

JOHN T. `WEBB. Wvitnesses: 1

J. EARL PREsfroN, W, C. PRnsToN.

The rollers So, also, the base and upper p 

